It reveals the unique perspective of Richard Curtis, former president of the Association of Authors' Representatives. He provides the aspiring author with the benefit of over thirty years of lessons learned in the publishing industry, including: the damage caused to the publishing industry by the archaic practice of selling books on consignment; the changing nature of the wholesale business and how it affects authors, editors, and agents; the way...

How to Be Your Own Literary Agent takes the mystery out of book publishing for any writer, published or not. Richard Curtis -- a top literary agent for more than thirty years -- provides a comprehensive practical overview of the publishing process, from submissions to contract negotiations to subsidiary rights to marketing, publicity, and beyond. He also gives away trade secrets and invaluable wisdom -- candid advice that can be found nowhere else....

“Squirm” is the blood-curdling shocker calculated to make you writhe with horror. A sleepy Southern town doesn't know what's hit it when a freak nightmare of a storm brings down the overhead electric power lines which then direct a massive electrical charge into the wet mud. And that's just the beginning. For the slimy, oozing, crawling horror which results-an angry, rampaging mass of carnivorous superworms, is the most terrifying threat ever...

For parents the modern world is scary! In this book, behavior expert Richard Daniel Curtis gives parents, carers and professionals practical advice about how to steer their teenager or preteen through the minefield that is the modern world. Starting with an overview of the life-altering changes in the brain during puberty, this book takes you on a tour of the biggest causes of stress and worry for parents, concluding with some tips for helping your...

A book for parents of teens or preteens, teachers and professionals. Adolescence is a turbulent time for young people. Not only do they have to cope with the external pressures surrounding them, such as relationships, academic and peers, they also form their adult personalities. In addition, there are major changes happening in their body, the physical changes caused by puberty are combined with a massive rewiring in their brain. This process...

Bernard's been accused of stealing the Mona Lisa and it's up to the Genie to spring him from jail and make this Christmas Day one that Bernard's friends and enemies will long remember.

A touching love story with a powerful humanitarian message. Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant, falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's obligations.

"The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's ... father ... tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life--so he decides to make his world a better place-- by getting a girlfriend ... But as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds out that this unique gift can't save him from the sorrows and ups and...

After his explosive regeneration, the Eleventh Doctor awakes to discover his TARDIS is about to crash. After falling from the sky, he pulls himself out of the wreckage to come face-to-face with young Amy Pond. The Doctor promises to take Amy to the stars. But first they must divert an alien plot that could destroy the Earth. The Doctor makes good his promise, and Amy boards the regenerated TARDIS, ready to take to the stars on a series of wild adventures...

Episodes of the comedy serial about the terminally treacherous Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder) following him through time and English history from the 15th century to World War I.